Ted Cruz’s Iowa Win Powered by Evangelicals, Conservatives

Democrats split along generational, ideological lines

A surge of evangelical Christians, along with support from the Republican Party’s most conservative voters, combined to give Sen. Ted Cruz his victory in Iowa’s GOP caucuses.

Democrats were locked in a close contest, with Sen. Bernie Sanders drawing overwhelming support from “very liberal’’ and younger voters, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton winning large margins among older and less-liberal voters.

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